Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller has been fined three times this season. A fourth could land him a suspension. / Ron Chenoy, USA TODAY Sports

by Simon Samano, USA TODAY Sports

by Simon Samano, USA TODAY Sports

In Von Miller, the Denver Broncos have one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. I can't imagine the team wants Miller to change his approach in how he attacks the quarterback.

The only problem, however, is that Miller, in just his second season, very well could be suspended the next time the NFL deems one of his hits dirty.

Think that'll change how last year's defensive rookie of the year plays? Doesn't sound like it will.

"I don't think I'll change anything," Miller, who's third in the league with 16 sacks, said in Friday's edition of The Denver Post. "When you're playing fast, stuff like that happens. None of my (fined) hits were intentional. You try to go out there and play with a fanatical effort and a relentless pursuit to the ball; sometimes things just happen."

In other words, that's football. To Miller, this includes his third and most recent infraction this season, which cost him $25,000 after the NFL determined he went low on Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman earlier this month.

"I was thrown into the quarterback," Miller said. "It wasn't me actually aiming in those areas. I was actually thrown by offensive linemen down toward the quarterback's leg area."

When it comes to the NFL's drivel about player safety, this most certainly is where the league gets it wrong. The focus should be on intent, not incidental contact. "Sometimes things just happen," as Miller said.

With three games to play, the Broncos had better hope the NFL doesn't step in with a bogus determination on another "questionable" hit from Miller. That could throw a serious wrench in their Super Bowl aspirations.